Foursquare Places API

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Provides access to Foursquare's places database for searching venues, retrieving place details, photos, and tips, geotagging, and managing user attribution.

The Foursquare Places API API uses bearer token authentication; has usage based pricing; offers a free tier (Up to 10,000 free calls on Pro endpoints (Getting Started page states 500 Places Pro calls per month for free)). Verified 2026-07-08 with per-field source links.

Geo & Location Verified 2026-07-08 medium confidence

Base URL

https://places-api.foursquare.com

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Auth

bearer_token

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Free tier

Up to 10,000 free calls on Pro endpoints (Getting Started page states 500 Places Pro calls per month for free)

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Pricing model

usage_based

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Pricing

Pro endpoints: $15.00 CPM (501-100k), $12.00 CPM (100k-500k), $9.00 CPM (500k+); Premium endpoints (Tips & Photos): $18.75 CPM to $11.25 CPM; Ask endpoint: $30.00 CPM Pro / $36.00 CPM Premium

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Rate limits

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OpenAPI spec

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MCP server

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